Qatar and Israel
Yair Lapid held undisclosed meetings with Qatari officials to discuss Gaza hostages situation
The encounter happened on January 12, 2025, on the same day as another meeting between the Qatari officials, Lapid's team, and the representatives of the Gaza hostages' families.
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Israel’s strike on Hamas failed tactically but sends strategic regional messages - opinion
The Israeli strike's main achievements lie in the messages it conveyed.
If Doha wants to be the Switzerland of the Middle East, it must be neutral mediator - editorial
Qatar is a small state with big ambitions. It has mastered the way to confuse the West into thinking that Doha talks to everyone, when in reality, it is not an impartial mediator.
Doha blunder: Israel’s overplayed hand in Qatar - opinion
Israel's botched assassination attempt has exacerbated the growing regional perception of Israel as a Goliath that needs to be restrained, not a strong power with whom to align.
Netanyahu: Israel's economy is very strong, still needs to build 'independent arms industry'
He compared the situation Israel is in to ancient Greece by saying, “We are Athens and Sparta, or perhaps Super-Sparta. We have no choice.”
Qatar faces its moment of truth after Israeli airstrike - analysis
Amid uncertainties regarding Qatar's standing on the global stage, Arab leaders send a message: "Qatar is not alone. The Arab and Islamic worlds stand beside it."
Qatar leading efforts to impose blockade on Israel, Netanyahu tells 'Post'
PM: Israel must prepare for 'new economic reality,' strengthen independent arms industries to ensure self-reliance • 'We are Athens and Sparta, or perhaps Super-Sparta'
Have Netanyahu's strikes on Qatari soil gone too far? - opinion
Even if what is happening is not the result of a deliberate Israeli policy, Israel’s erratic decision-making and conduct do not look good.
Qatari FM spokesperson claims Netanyahu a ‘madman’ making Israel a ‘pariah state’
Qatari FM spokesman Majed al-Ansari questioned: "What does Israeli military supremacy mean for all of us when Israel can basically, at will, without consulting the US, bomb capitals in the region?"
'Find some other partners': Qatar reviewing security pact with US after Israeli attack - report
Qatar's prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani told the White House that Doha views the Israeli attack as an "act of betrayal" by Washington, Axios reported.
As Israel battles the axis of evil, it must not forget to fight for the hostages - editorial
This was the right move, and the next steps must be carefully calculated to get Israel the result it wants: the return of all of the hostages and the removal of the threat at our border.
